Looks like newly-elected President Traian Basescu will wage "war" on corruption. According to a report by Radio Free Europe, Romanian President Traian Basescu announced that the Supreme Defense Council will "declare corruption to be a national security risk". The entire blip is pasted below.
Traian Basescu on 18 January told foreign ambassadors serving in Romania that the main foreign-policy objective for the years 2005-06 is to fulfill all the obligations Romania has assumed ahead of accessing the EU, Mediafax reported. Basescu said Romania will be strictly monitored by the European Commission and intends to become an example for "profound reforms." He said a "dignified integration" in the EU would be impossible without first solving the country's major problems -- corruption and poverty. "I intend to be a president who translates intentions into deeds. I am determined to demand from all state institutions efficient action in combating corruption, ensuring the freedom of the press, and continuing the reform of the justice system," he said. He emphasized that the Supreme Defense Council will at its next meeting declare corruption to be a national security risk.
